Business Is Good ... and Getting Better: In Terms of Attracting New Businesses to the Area and Helping Existing Companies Expand, the Manatee Economic Development Corporation Has Enjoyed a Time More Akin to the Go-Go 1980s Rather the 21st Century

[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] "In this year alone, we've landed 20 projects," says Sharon Hillstrom, Manatee Economic Development Corporation president and CEO. "I think we're getting the word out." That is an understatement. With the creation of a local incentive program back in ... (Publication: Florida Trend)